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Photograph of Captain Benjamin B. Lipsner and Major Cushman A. Rice with flag
Object Details
- Description
- This is a photograph of Capt. Benjamin B. Lipsner describing the history of the silk American flag carried on the first US aerial mail flight to Major Cushman A. Rice, Flying Officer.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1918
- Object number
- 1982.0157.708
- Type
- Photographs
- Medium
- paper; emulsion; linen
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 4 5/16 × 3 9/16 in. (10.95 × 9.05 cm)
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Topic
- Benjamin B. Lipsner Airmail Collection
- Postal Employees
- The Gilded Age (1877-1920)
- Record ID
- npm_1982.0157.708
- Usage
- CC0
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